Three wide-release movies hit theaters this week, with a significant holdover from last week.

“Creed” (PG-13): Critics are hailing this seventh film in the “Rocky” saga for its emotional punch, with 94 percent of reviews being positive. And audiences made it the top new movie at the box office when it opened Tuesday night. The son of Apollo Creed (Michael B. Jordan from “Fruitvale Station” and “Friday Night Lights”) is a raw, young fighter who enlists his father’s onetime nemesis Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) as coach and mentor.

“The Good Dinosaur” (PG): It’s a Pixar movie coming out during a holiday school break, and families already are turning out in big numbers. It’s expected to finish the weekend as the weekend’s most popular movie not to feature archery.

“Victor Frankenstein” (PG-13): You want to see Harry Potter play Igor in a Frankenstein movie? Apparently, no one else does, either. Early ticket sales for this critically reviled turkey are almost nonexistent.

“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2”: Despite being branded a disappointment because it made “only” $100 million at the box office in its first few days, the final chapter in Katniss Everdeen’s adventure is expected to be the No. 1 movie over Thanksgiving weekend.

HOLIDAY PROGRAMMING

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: The 89th annual procession through Manhattan will feature performances by cast members of Broadway shows such as “Jersey Boys,” along with Justin Bieber, Mariah Carey, Pat Benatar with Neil Giraldo and lots of great, big balloons. 9 a.m. on CBS and NBC, repeating on NBC at 2 p.m.

The National Dog Show: The Kennel Club of Philadelphia has been doing some version of this show since 1879, but the emergence of the prerecorded pooch pageant as a Thanksgiving TV staple is a 21st-century phenomenon. John O’Hurley returns to host. Noon on NBC.

Fashion Island Tree Lighting Celebration: Like the dog show, this also was taped earlier this month, but if you didn’t make it down to the mall for the festivities, you can enjoy them from your couch. Sam Rubin hosts. 7 p.m. on KTLA.

SPORTS

NFL: It’s possible to watch the NFL for 11 straight hours today – not that you would. The Eagles and Lions serve as the appetizer (9:30 a.m. on Fox), Carolina-Dallas is the main course (1:30 p.m. on CBS), with Bears-Packers on the dessert tray if you saved room (5:30 p.m. on NBC).

NCAA: If you prefer your sports with fewer concussions, ESPN and its siblings are airing nine college basketball games, starting at 9 a.m. Of particular note to locals are USC vs. Wichita State (11 a.m. on ESPN2) and UC Irvine vs. Boise State (broadcast from Titan Gym in Fullerton at 1 p.m. on ESPNU).

MARATHONS

“The Twilight Zone”: It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without KTLA serving up 18 classic episodes of Rod Serling’s ground-breaking sci-fi series from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. William Shatner’s scenery-devouring performance as an airline passenger who goes completely bonkers in “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet” caps things off at 5:30 p.m.

“Star Trek: The Next Generation”: BBC America airs all 18 episodes of the show’s first season from 3 a.m. to 9 p.m., after which the first six episodes will repeat.

“Sex and the City”: Oxygen airs all of the HBO comedy’s fourth season – in heavily redacted form – from 12:08 to 9 p.m.

“The Facts of Life”: TV Land will bring back 24 episodes of the early ’80s sitcom from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

“Mummy” trilogy: Male-skewing Spike takes a break from its regular diet of “Cops” and “Bar Rescue” to show “The Mummy,” “The Mummy Returns” and “The Scorpion King” in order from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., with an encore of the trio to follow.

“Despicable Me 2”: Not really a marathon, but FX is screening the animated hit repeatedly from 9 a.m. today to 1 a.m. Friday.